Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,208 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. (1943-2011)
Liberty City (public domain)
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Overtown-Liberty City (Miami) Riot (1989)
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Julius W. Becton Jr. (1926- )
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Robert Smalls (1839-1915)

Explore Global African History

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Ibadan, Nigeria (1829- )
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Arthur Chung (1918–2008)
Breffu
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Breffu (?-1734)
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The Baptist War (1831-1832)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
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A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007
Three Harlem women, photo by James Van Der Zee
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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance
Members of the Southern Negro Youth Congress meet with Idaho Senator Glen Taylor, 1947
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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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